Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-10
vol. xH---NO. 7S
LAsz Hasss OF Txn FESTIVAL DFSAPFEaA.
Nc ru o ~. T.-kucK
mo coNIRACTc8 - 1eoaB
IAHL BOON WANTED.

aAAE ACCM AALLAAs
ERegular Cor. Posi-, ,IssslheeaSr.
As By some magic lhe sisna OF che
late festivities have disappeared. the
trt-cclcred buntinc, the evsrrraana the
Chlness lanterns, the thronR ~ VISITORS.
have ell gene. Only here aud there 4
neglected atfeamsr hoats diseonaolAts
feom the saves. OF q solitary aAz trsua-
oles N the bEeeEa. 10 remird 0ns shat
there has besn Foarth Of Jaly. The
only decoration thai yea remains intact
= thai OF The pFize-winner Kaufman.
Ahe arch a& Eleventh agreot vas redHced
20 the state Of Rkaleton eArlv yegier~
day mcEniDg. disfohed Of its green and
cloth coverings, ioosene1 &C the base,
aud allowed % dFop all IN q heap to tas
gsoond. Ihe streets wear their pIe-
fourth-of-Jal appearance, and basi-
neas e already getting iEto he aooas-
toned grooves. The railroad msSnates
and visitors from distant parts have an
left town-Fice- President Otkes aad
party leaving yesterday In hia private
car. followed By the President of tha
Land Company over the EigRaR awiioh.
bach 10 tha East aud homeward.
THRo.&W
Mr.. L. O. whesler, Of pendlsfsn. 49,
retaTy and General Manager Of he o.
4 ". i. (Oregon and Washington Ter
ritory) Railway, has been in the CITY
for some dava. he wanted TO meet Visa
fresideat 0akea and did %, having
some talk abc1l rates which be Eafaspd
70 repeat, either IN language or sab
stance. TO the Posr-INrKITIaxScRR man
- - =
W. T." be said, however, "is cettina
along toward completion as RAPIDLY as
could be expected and will soon be CIV
en- over TO the operating depaFtmeat u
nothing unforeseen intervenea. The
road is being onilt by eastern capital"
continued ar. Wheeler, "wh0lly inda-
pendent of the Northern Paei sO-that
company hasn't q dollar In II. When
ID will bo the direot-alm0st
an ait line from the Southeast 10 the
Sound. Il viii be So Calles In length, Is
OF which are completed and IS are GOV.
ared with men al WORK. soma 81 tbe
lteel that is due has been dslHyOd, there
being 10000 fast landed al Daluth.
The corps down that way, as y0a know,
sre exceptionally big. The road eT,
lends from Peadleton 20 Wallula.n
A CONTAINING CONTRACTOR.
Sub-oontFactoE n. ]. Welsh has two
% three men still al work on the grad.
oa OF Ninth street. "rhe Deopls are
81 me all the time for BE-
ne SLOW" be said 10 The pOar -INrELIf.
iKNcEA man, who stopped 10 look at toe
FORK TO- day. Il know they hAvs the
ight 10 complain, but am not at faaif.
The work was 90 have bean done bV
lpFil 18th. bat here We are, from Ia
'oma avenue 20 Detroit ia sliil uncom-
,leted. The faals is with the MessFs.
feaaie a Oald9eli. who have failed %
upply teams or timber for the side.
.aika. or s1oney 10 pay the men, as
hey we're reQatred 20 do by written
areemena. Abey have failed 70 oom.
'isbe Sue work within the time rsqairad
" the ordinances OF the OonnciL and
hey have not goa an extension Of the
i0e, bat have continued 10 york ON Il
nth q few mes inss the same. You
90 these planksi" be said, abruptly
one or two planks running lengthWiss
0 ssFve for . vhole sidewalk. packed
hem here myBslf 10 keep the public
rom kicking. Toe sidewalk ought 10
ave been laid long ago."
THE GRAND JuRY's PaEsrNrMENr.
The District Court resumed iis aession
yesterday. bat because Of a failure Of
urofs adjourned az noon until this
morning. The action Of the United
lta,es District Attorney 10 withdraw.
nR soms Of the defendants IN The casa
q the United States W ]. Shetslsfoo
COX Mr.. Judson. counsel for other de.
endants. by surprias, and be declared
himself unwilling to 90 90 trial. Toe
lOurt admitted bis right 20 have aiua9,
Ind allowed the case TO stand over 0ntil
As IL vas supposed that this
,Ase would consume the entire day, lls
'Alling thfoaqh oompiotaly broke up the
and though Hts Honor
,alled the LIES through no other case
Eas found ready for trial, and accord
nRly, after tie disposition Of some mo-
Inns. etc., the court sdjoaFnsd uutil
6ondAy morning. Previous thereto,
1owevar. the Grand Jury hlad into
sourt, submitted their hnAl pr0sentmenh
aud we're discharged. Ia their report
Ihe inFy hnds that despite an increase
1f population, the number Of thelF And
lnRs evidences deereass 10 crime.
REooNIEHDs MORE Jkn BOOK.
Az q result Of q visit 70 the eOunty fan
lhe jaEy Focommon8a that additional
rooms be added 10 that Institution
according 10 plans now Ia the Aadifot'a
cfiee. 1he county court house 81 re.
ported as inadequate and the erection
Of . more sailabls and entirely hre
proof building Il recommendsd.
should . Are occur" says the Fepest.
''the destruction Of the records and
papers on ale would be an iFrepaFablo
loss 20 the county" Besides theao con-
siderations that Of the insufhoisney Of
lba room devoted 20 the several eoumty
officers IL cited aa working inooRTeni-
ence 70 tbs public and making q more
slFuctufe necessary. Tha
iary also reports having examined all
these Offices. finding the books and Ess-
ofds well aud properly kspt.
Work viil be commenced the soaiaR
sosk on the removal Of tie tso frame
on the corner Of hiuth stFaot
and Pacific avenue belonging 10 ex-
Mayor Mann. They are 10 bs rolled
around onto A street and taks up %.
sition where they will stare directly Ia
the face of and be frowned at By The
TaeOma. Oa the Reound Which they
will vssats row Of one EtoEy oaildinRs
uIl Be buils.
TAcOHA. Jaly 8. 1897.